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Politics Central: Justin Trudeau chooses Chrystia Freeland to replace Stéphane Dion as foreign affairs minister
January 13, 2017By: Manon Busseron Stéphane Dion, one of the most influential Canadian politicians, has been replaced by Chrystia Freeland, formerly in charge of international trade, in the position of foreign affairs minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau justified his decision on the basis of keeping strong relations with the US after the election of president-elect, Donald Trump. Indeed, Dion has been highly critical of Trump’s potential decisions, especially the proposition of preventing Muslims from immigrating to the US. Furthermore, the US is Canada’s main trade partner, and their exchanges involve roughly 9 million jobs. All these factors may partly justify Dion’s removal from…
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SFU releases sexual violence policy draft for feedback
January 6, 2017On Wednesday, January 4, SFU released a draft of its sexual violence policy for feedback. All post-secondary institutions across BC will be required to implement a final version of these policies by May 2017. The Peak spoke with former VP…
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Year in Review: Major SFU news from 2016
January 2, 2017While 2016 has been an eventful year globally, SFU has experienced some major controversies and changes this year. Here is a rundown of the top SFU news stories of 2016. Virgil Hill On April 1, former SFU basketball head coach…
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SFU Board of Governors approves to decrease its carbon footprint by 30 percent by 2030
November 28, 2016CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, we stated that SFU will be “divesting” from fossil fuels by 30 percent by 2030. In fact, the university plans on reducing its investments in companies that rely on carbon and fossil fuel…
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Quality and quantity: New B-Line to replace 135
November 28, 2016CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, we stated that the 95 B-Line will have three-door boarding at all stops. Translink has informed The Peak that three-door boarding will only be available at SFU stops. We regret the error.…
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SFU alumnus raises over $56,000 for Kickstarter campaign
November 28, 2016SFU alumnus Thomas Plywaczewski has a new way to customize helmets. The product is a luminescent cable that is charged by a detachable, water resistant, USB-rechargeable controller called LightMode. The cable can be put on the helmet in any pattern,…
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World News Beat
November 21, 2016US – Football player Mike Evans sat during anthem to protest Trump Mike Evans, a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, protested the recent presidential election of Donald Trump by remaining seated during the singing of America’s national anthem…
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Interview with Deepak Sharma
November 14, 2016With the SFSS byelection this week, The Peak sat down with all the presidential candidates for a more in-depth chat than the timed responses at the debates. To find the other interviews, click here for Larissa Chen and here for Darien Lechner. …
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Interview with Larissa Chen
November 14, 2016With the SFSS byelection this week, The Peak sat down with all the presidential candidates for a more in-depth chat than the timed responses at the debates. To find the other interviews, click here for Darien Lechner and here for Deepak Sharma. Nathan Ross:…
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Satellite Signals
November 14, 2016Harbour Centre Harbour Centre hosts the book launch of of A Propaganda System: How Canada's Government, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation. The book seeks to enlighten, where so many Canadians believe their country is a positive force…
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